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Sangdong Mine awakens after 32 years as Almonty Korea Tungsten expands workforce

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Almonty Korea Tungsten has hired 51 people this year, bringing its workforce at Sangdong Mine to 133 by the end of August.
  • The company plans to hire about 70 more employees by year-end, with local residents making up 65 of the current workforce.
  • The mine's workforce has grown steadily as redevelopment moves forward, from 39 employees in 2023 to 133 by August this year.

Sangdong Mine in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, is rebuilding its workforce after 32 years of inactivity, with Almonty Korea Tungsten planning to employ about 200 people by the end of the year.

The company, led by CEO Lewis Black, said on the 7th that it hired 51 new employees this year. Its workforce reached 133 by the end of August, and it plans to add roughly 70 more employees before the year ends.

Employment at the mine has risen steadily during the redevelopment process. The workforce stood at 39 in 2023, 65 in 2024 and 82 in 2025 before reaching 133 in August this year.

The company has continued recruiting workers from Gangwon Province in cooperation with the Yeongwol Employment Center of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. The center directly referred 15 people for positions including underground workers and safety technicians. Of the 133 current employees, 65, or about 49 percent, come from Gangwon. The largest group, 28 employees, comes from Sangdong Township, followed by 25 from elsewhere in Gangwon and 12 from Yeongwol County.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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